2017 Capsland General Election

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2017 Capsland general election

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All 650 seats to the National Parliament
This is the result of the largest six parties, for the full result see below
326 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.20%
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader David George Bryant Rennard Wilson Daniels
Party Democracy Party Social Democratic Party Socialist-Bloc
Leader since 21 October 2016 6 December 2014 9 August 2012
Last election 202 seats, 31.04% 234 seats, 35.99% 37 seats, 5.71%
Seats before 202 234 37
Seats won 212 129 101
Seat change Increase10 Decrease105 Increase64
Popular vote 12,406,120 7,786,694 6,083,356
Percentage 32.61% 19.84% 15.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader David Marde Natalie Mason Gordon Hughmann
Party Christian Democrats Green and Liberal Alliance Popular Front
Leader since 9 January 2016 19 October 2010 20 May 2014
Last election New Party 86 Seats, 13.24% New Party
Seats before New Party 86 New Party
Seats won 85 54 34
Seat change Increase85 Decrease32 Increase34
Popular vote 5,161,040 3,233,990 2,060,491
Percentage 13.15% 8.24% 5.25%

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Results in the National Parliament

Executive Chancellor before election

Bryant Rennard
Social Democratic Party

Elected Executive Chancellor

David George
Democracy Party

The 2017 Capslandian snap general election was called for the 22nd of June 2017. The then Executive Chancellor, Bryant Rennard, was forced by the Senate to call the election due to the collapse of the governing SDP-GLA-LP coalition following the 2017 Nashwell Scandal. The election was the first snap election since the assassination of EC Richard Cray in 1875 and the first snap election ever since the Malbury Voting Reform in 1971.

Background

Bryant Rennard's coalition was formed in 2015 and introduced many measures relating to Nashwell, the nation's public health service. The coalition remained intact and united until the early months of 2017. On the 4th of February, 2017, the Social Democratic Lord-Secretary of the Treasury, Mike Gaugar MP, announced that the promised ₡1 billion cash injection for Nashwell would not be committed that year. The failure to fulfil a key SDP manifesto pledge prompted fury from the electorate resulting in the largest doctor's union, NUFDoc, voting for strikes throughout the month of March crippling Nashwell services nationwide.

17 days later, on the 21st of February, an anonymous whistleblower leaked a government dossier detailing further government aims to privatise Nashwell services in apparent 'cost-saving measures'. The unnamed dossier went into further detail on how the Libertarian Union and Social Democratic Party would conspire against their coalition partners in the GLA to force through a parliamentary motion with the unbeknownst help of the opposition to make legal changes to the way Nashwell was structured.

With the revelation that the SDP were going against their manifesto pledges regarding Nashwell, the GLA formally pulled out of the coalition on the 8th of April. Leading to the Senate to force through a snap-election in the following months.

Bryant Rennard promised to resign as leader of the SDP after the election was concluded. He resigned on the 5th of July, 12 days after the election results were announced and 5 days after David George's coalition was formed.

Main Issues and Pledges

Results

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Party Leader(s) Votes % Seats +/–
Democracy Party David George 12,406,120 32.61 212 +10
Social Democratic Party Brant Rennard 7,786,694 19.84 129 -105
Socialist-Bloc Wilson Daniels 6,083,356 15.50 101 +64
Christian Democrats David Marde 5,161,040 13.15 85 +85
Green and Liberal Alliance Natalie Mason & Jeremy Garth 3,233,990 8.24 54 -32
Popular Front Gordon Hughmann 2,060,491 5.25 34 +34
Liberation Party Julien Piccard 733,927 1.87 12 +3
National Liberal Party Jared Garbute 545,540 1.39 9 +9
Libertarian Union Guy Garrison 459,195 1.17 8 -31
Capsland Sovereign Party Henry Farthing 384,625 0.98 6 -37
Total - 38,854,978 100 650 -
Registered voters/turnout - 56,148,000 69.20 - -

Aftermath and Formation of a New Government